merger. live out of the airport, one airport that could see a big airfare spike. >> reporter: one watchdog is identifying baltimore as one of the most likely to see affair increase as a result of this buyout. they control 70% of the business for the buyout of low cost competitor air-tran. we saw many travelers are concerned because it could ruin their favorite part of southwest. >> why is that? >> the rates. >> reporter: air-tran is the second largest, one example low fairs to orlando were beat by air-tran trying to get business. >> when you have a consolidation, prices typically go up, they don't go down but

if you have fewer competitors, i will raise prices because i can. >> reporter: during the recent disappearances of the victims of the mergers, the airfare has risen 10% since 1995. but with baltimore, they have bucked the trend, fairs have dropped 2%. >> it is an important thing in drawing customers throughout the region. >> reporter: a spokesperson agrees on competition but they are looking for more. >> we are trying to boost competition. >> reporter: they are hoping to keep fares from soaring as another airline flies off the radar. now on a bright note, it is possible airfares could go down in other airports across the country specifically where they are not in direct competition

and in other airports where they do not serve other customers, they could drive fares down if they continue their expansion. wjz eyewitness news. >> okay, adam, thank you. police are investigating a murder in connection connect. a man's -- in cockeysville. a man was found just before midnight. they are still trying to identify the man and they don't have a suspect as of yet. 33 year veteran of the department has been killed in pennsylvania. live in the newsroom with more, mary? >> reporter: the officer killed was a traffic accident investigator. 61-year-old james fowler died when his pickup truck crashed in raining conditions. he was driving for a training program on accident

investigation. he was a navy veteran, denise back to you. >> thank you. stephanie rollins thanked him for his decades of service. they are banning drivers from talking on handheld cell phones behind the wheel. here is more on the law that takes affect on friday. >> reporter: authorities say every year hundreds of marylanders loose their lives as a result of distracted driving and they believe this new law will bring those numbers way down. >> they are good for talking they don't pay attention. >> when traffic slows down, they are on their cell phones. >> reporter: beyond this time they will issue a ticket. >> hang up and drive. >>reporter: transportation and law enforcement agencies

unveiled a sign that will remind people not to use cell phones behind the wheel. they hope to pass the vials as a primary offense meaning alone it could be cited. instead it is given as a secondary offense. you will have to be pulled over for something else as well. first time is $40 and then $100 every time thereafter. authorities say it will be extremely affective. >> it is amazing how creative police can get. i would not be comfortable thinking they can't get me because i am holding the cell phone. >> they are the ones unfortunately we will cite. >> reporter: they say it's time for a change although some say it is unnecessary. >> if you get caught you will not do it again. i think it's a good thing, i believe it needs to become a

law every place. >> reporter: and the court may wave the penalty for a first time offender if he who are she has proved they have acquired -- if he or she has proved they have acquired a hands free device. >> multiple ones. >> thank you. a citation will not only result in a fine but a point on your license. if they get into a crash it is three points. live outside, you can see partly cloudy but there could be tropical weather heading our way. we are closely tracking the system . >> the system is very much to the east, take a look at the radar, the bulk of the rain is off to the east, that front runs to the keys, southwest of

tampa, all that moisture is moving northward and the pressure is expected to move generally to the north along that frontal boundary. we just got this in from the hurricane center, it has winds 35 miles per hour and it is a very poorly formed situation right now. it is not a typical tropical depression but you can see the tract takes it to the carolinas. more than that, we are looking at a major rain storm, new jersey and up towards other areas. bernadette? it is making rainfall eventually in the carolinas and rain will move way ahead of the center. it will get funneled in our

direction because of the storm track and it will pick up a lot of momentum and continue racing to the northeast. you can see a lot of lines going in a lot of different directions. the storm is not getting picked up by the computer models. we have rain in our direction, wind gusts may be up to 40 miles per hour. the rain will start wednesday night. this moves out of here quickly and we will have a full forecast coming up. former president jimmy carter will spend tonight in the hospital. he was rushed to the emergency room after a flight to atlanta today. this is video of carter last month. carter's grandson said the 85- year-old is resting comfortably but doctors want to observe him overnight.

it is the campaign 2000 report, in the gubinatorial contest, at the center of controversy, here is reaction from both sides. >> reporter: revved up and ready for a fight, the governor martin o'malley campaign slug it out over jobs in maryland. while they promote their progress, the republican contender say they are trying to rosie things up by pulling a report off the state website because they painted a bloom my picture. they indicate the report was altered. >> all i know is we can't let this bad news get out because it is a major issue in the campaign. these orders are coming from the top. >> reporter: he does not know who said top in the e-mails are

supposed to be. >> i am supposed to be the government. i would assume it is secretary sanchez. >> reporter: it is more between the candidates over who is more capable of leading the recovery. >> i want businesses, big small, medium, micro, huge, corporate headquarters... i don't get the attack ads. you want business people to establish a residence in your state. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley sister the state is -- says the state is making progress. we have had the best august and the latest month was a disappointment to all of us, but we have created new jobs since january and that's a very positive movement forward. >> expect to hear a lot more

about this in the november election. both are challenging the other's records. >> will we be able to digest it all? for the latest poll results, log on to www.wjz.com. the police say an event to collect unused prescription drugs was a major success this weekend. the take back initiative went around the country this saturday. they collected 256 pounds of medication that could have otherwise been misused or stolen. the collection containers were sealed and disposed of. it was the program's first year. as an older landmark building gets a new name, they tell us about the changes. >> a new tenants will be

leasing a lot of space which is why we will want you to start calling this building the transamerica tower. when they moved into the brand- new building, they left the old building without a name and with plenty of space to fill. the parent company to transamerica life insurance which already ploys 750 people at two baltimore offices. they were looking for more bang for the buck. making themselves better known than they are. >> reporter: they have roughly a third of the building. it is an ongoing renovation project that includes a nearby parking garage but the icing on the cake, getting the company name on top of a baltimore landmark. >> you can see it from the ballparks and the water parks

and it is visible for people commuting through town as well. >> reporter: kirby fowler says, it helps more than the city's business district. >> it means more money for our play grounds and recreation centers, it is a big deal for the entire center. >> it was built in the early '70ss, it changed the city's skyline, but soon it was called the transamerica tower. transamerica hopes to start working on their space in march and hope to be moving in by next september. live on federal hill, eyewitness news wjz. wedding bills are not

ringing, why fewer americans are not going to the chapel than ever before. bedbugs, how they will take care of that. it's all about team work, how the ravens are helping troops overseas next. they still had a couple of wet days, what is in store for tomorrow. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage.

made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side.

. the bedbug problem, a couple had an infestation problem that drove them from their home. here is more. >>reporter: at the sprawl apartment complex, some under wanted -- unwanted tenants have moved in. the man andment company -- management company said the bugs were in the neighboring apartment. >> after that, she began to be bitten and one night she woke up with 25 bites. >> reporter: managers said the apartment was treated but it was merely inspected. >> they gave them chances to correct the problem but it was never corrected. it got worse. >> reporter: the woman listed in the lawsuit said it is a nightmare. she still is coming here to throw most of her belongings

away as they prepare to move out for good and they are living with her mother. >> once they were on notice, they were obligated to correct it promptly. >>reporter: the browns hired this law firm. how much are they asking for? >> a half million dollars. >> reporter: nobody is answering our questions about the lawsuit or the bedbugs. >> she says her constant thoughts about bedbugs have resulted in her needing therapy. calls have gone under returned. >> so many renters have come in and they expect to file more cases against landlords. he is one of the few for the mcarthur grant. he feels guilty but the

prestigious awards likely to help him when pitching future projects to the network. they are focusing on urban problems in post-katrina new orleans. they are teaming up for a very important mission. as jessica reports, it's all to help wounded warriors overseas. >> reporter: from the football field to the battlefield, the baltimore ravens are teaming up to help wounded warriors. >> we are putting together little backpacks with basic necessities troops need once they are in the hospital. >> reporter: $300 for underarm more gear, including shirts have packed into these black backpacks. >> they will be shipped overseas to guys and girls that have been wounded. >> it was very important for me

to come back and make sure we are giving back to people who are putting their lives on the line. >> reporter: he volunteered his time to help injured troops. >> it allows me to do what i do on sundays and i just want to say i appreciate what they do and stay safe and come home. >> reporter: they have been expanding ever since. >> we came out with a whole product line that is launching now as a matter of fact where you can buy apportion of the proceeds that go back to the foundation. >> reporter: the spirit of helping others is all part of the game. >> thank you and we appreciate everything you do. >> the underarm more backpack will be presented to an injured serviceman or woman recuperating in a hospital. back on the field in pittsburgh against the arch rival steelers, our live

coverage kicks off sunday afternoon at 1:00 and the game will be immediately followed by our post game show. we will have highlights and reaction and then it is marty and the bull dogs, a big day of football sunday live on wjz 13. >> do you believe there are steelers in our building. >> take a look at conditions right now, down to 77 southwest and the barometer 29.67. take a look at the nice wednesday but a very wet day [ female announcer ] remember this promise?

[ man ] martin o'malley -- taking on bg&e to stop the rate hikes. [ female announcer ] never happened -- your bill went up 72%. and o'malley gave the bureaucrat who approved the rate hike a huge raise. now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better.

. there is a live look outside, well the sun came out. >> the sun dried things out from three quarters of an inch to about an inch and a quarter regionally. to the west of us, at least we had some decent rain. we will make up for it big time on thursday. we'll see a month's worth of rain in one day. conditions right now with

clouds around down to 50 in oakland, pretty chilly out there, 79 in washington, 77 and 64 out in ocean city at 4. the dew point comes down, it actually dried out, yesterday it was 72 degrees and it has dried out a lot. we have a southwest wind that brought the dry air in. brought us sunshine today. the funnel system dumped showers and thunderstorms as laid up around the coast and it will stay there over the next couple of days. it will provide accord door of -- a corridor of moisture across the mid-atlantic particular by late thursday into friday. for us it will mean rain late tomorrow night into thursday and there is a lot of potential

for heavy rain, we could see flash-flooding and coastal flood advisories and it looks like a windy wet day on thursday. tonight some clouds around and what we are concerned about, the developing area of low pressure which is now a tropical depression south of cuba. tonight no weather problems but tomorrow night, as the low develops to our south, it is very close to a tropical storm, winds are at 35, we will keep watching it. one of the computer models has it across our region late in the day by thursday. that means gusty winds particularly along the coast. exactly where it goes at this point it is still up in the air but the national weather service has it up to the north and up towards massachusetts which takes it to our east. that means we still get heavy rains. it does not look like a major

wind storm. we will probably have issues with that but we will keep tracking the storm as it develops. tonight upper 50s to low 60s rain developing late tomorrow night, a high near 76, rainy and wet, a stormy day on thursday and much cooler for the weekend and i will have that forecast coming up. tough restrictions on teen drivers, how soon this can become a reality. college lockdown, the pan jake on campus and who that gunman was. it is a fatal but preventable disease and now the health department is offering a

freeway to vaccinate your pet, that is coming up on wjz news. they will play the pittsburgh steelers on sunday trying to keep those emotions in check for now. we will hear from the team and there are playoff parties in baseball, we will tell you why baltimore orioles avoid one tonight, that is ahead, ,,,,,,,,

. it is 6:29 good evening everyone and thanks for staying with wjz. car crashes are the number one killer of american teens and in 2001 nearly too many teens died in accidents. it will give teens restricted licenses. >>reporter: jaimie died on the way home from a high school football game, her best friend was behind the wheel. >> they went into an embankment on the side of the road. >> reporter: her father is in washington today hoping to help other families avoid the same tragedy.

he is urging congress to pass new legislation that will require states to make sure drivers will be 16 to gate permit and 18 for a full license. drivers will have to be supervised until they are 18. cell phone use will be strictly prohibited behind the wheel and teen drivers will be allowed only one friend under 18 in the car. advocates of the new law say granting drivers restricted licenses will save thousands of lives. jim beliefs if this law had been in place eight years ago, his daughter would still be alive. >> i think the driver in that car was distracted. there were so many kids in the car. their cell phones were all over the ground. >>reporter: if the law passes,

they will have three laws to comply with the new rules. it has been introduced to both the house and senate but it is stuck in committees waiting for a vote. a major big-rig crash in oklahoma, donald only 76 most likely had only five hours of sleep before starting his workday. he crashed on the highway last year, 10 people were killed. he pled guilty to 10 counts of negligent homicide and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 10 years probation. police have identified the young man on the campus, mary is in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: he fired an automatic weapon on the 6th floor of the school library and

shot himself. college records show he was a math major at the university. they were on lockdown while police searched nearby buildings for a possible second suspect. now police say he acted alone. no other injuries were reported. police are trying to figure out why he brought a gun to the library. back to you. it was one of the worst mass shootings in u.s. history. an ex-marine killed 16 people from a clock tower on the campus. a toddler shot and killed himself at the apartment, and his teenage brother and girlfriend are charged with leaving the gun within reach. >>reporter: he and his girlfriend are charged as adults. monday at 11:5 in the morning they were in a bedroom when neighbors herd a -- heard a

gunshot. >> we interviewed different people in the residence at the time and we came to the conclusion there were four people in the room where the child was shot. the handgun was left underneath the bed. >> reporter: the two-year-old remained in critical condition tuesday. the young boy was charged with leaving the gun in a place where a child could find it. the girlfriend is charged with hiding the gun after the baby was shot. police found the gun next to the kitty playground. while the gun was jammed it would not be impossible for a child to find it and fire it again. >> the gun was jammed, however the jam could have been cleared and fired again. >>reporter: this news was very troubling to a family who live in the same complex. >> there are a bunch of children who come here to play and any one of them could have picked it up and shot it. >> it is a danger to everyone.

the whole thought saddens me. >> reporter: the gun was stolen from a federal officer. that officer told the sheriff he had it in his locked car. saw san coliseum -- suzanne collins wjz. out of washington tonight, that is where a u.s. appeals court said stem cell research can continue. they say it violated a law because embree yeses were -- embryos were destroyed in the process. they are looking into a full appeal.$♪. they are getting into more hiv infested pregnant women -- pregnant women. they are receiving aids drugs to protect their unborn children. the number more than tripled over the last few years.

the number of people who are lower income are receiving the drugs. today is world rabies prevention day and the baltimore health department is hoping to rid the city of the disease.$♪ here is more on how your pet can get a free vaccination. >> reporter: every 10 minutes, more than 1 person dies from the disease. spread by sal life have a, it is completely -- spread by mouth, you can bring the voucher and there is a clinic the first saturday of every month. >> you can get your pet vaccinated for free. >> one of the reaps we are success -- reasons, we are successful, it is all about preventive healthcare. >> reporter: more recently this

has been close calls. she found a bat in her home and got preventive treatments just incase. >> it was hanging right here. >> reporter: since january, many animals tested positive for the disease. >> in the last two months we had 2 positive raccoons. >> and in horses it increased 38% last year. vaccinating your pet once is not enough. the first shot lasts for one year, the second shot lasts for three years. experts say it is an easy solution to a deadly problem. >> the free vaccination vouchers -- vouchers can be picked up at the shelter. vouchers are typically less than $20. the census bureau shows

weddings are on the decline in america. 52 percent of adults say they are married. also for the first time, number of adults between the aims of 30 and 34, exceed those who have been married. in the hotel, it is sold at auction. questions and answers, at the ravens game, a round up, cooking class is being offered. maryland marathon will be moving to howard county next year. wjz is a proud sponsor of the marathon, it benefits the university of maryland and cancer center. it will be held next week.

race organizers are changing the venue in order to create a new experience for runners. that is a backdrop. >> that is a great area. >> it is flat, not a lot of hills. still to come, buried alive, dozens swept away by a landslide, how long it could take rescuers to reach them. and an orphaned bear, he found a new place to call home. i will ,,,,,,,,

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investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. . a tragic scene in south america, they believe it will take a week to under earth people buried under roxanne dirt. -- rocks and dirt. recent flooding las claimed 7 had -- has claimed 74 lives. police say three men were trying to force men to the back of the restaurant. two of the suspects died at the scene while the third one fled and still is at large.

no customers were in the restaurant at the time. three years ago, they adopted a baby boy from ohio, however weeks after that they were contacted by the boy's biological father. it set in motion a drawn out custody battle. they are asked to surrender grayson to his father. >> never did i imagine we would be here. >> how do you answer the question, is he going to ride the bus? >> reporter: the court is asked to allow a transition period to give up their son. they are filing an appeal on the judge's ruling. the tablet computer, slated in apple's eye bad, the play -- eye pad, it should be available next year.

a nine-month-old orphaned brown bear has a new home. he will stay at a shelter in croatia that provides a home for bears not able to survive in the wild . provide the bear with food and for now he will be separateedfrom 6 other adult bears because they might pick on him because he is so little and cute. katie couric has more. americans really know about their own religion, the answer may surprise you. for that and more tonight only on the cbs evening news. here is a look at tonight's,

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. a live look outside right now, it is expected to move up the east coast maybe towards maryland and some parts of the state could see extremely heavy rainfall. bob will update the five-day forecast but bernadette is in the outback with more of what we can expect tomorrow.

bernadette? we are talking about tomorrow first, and tomorrow we start out the day with fog and mixed clouds and sunshine. by the evening we'll see cloudy skies, tomorrow night is when the rain is expected to start and that's just the beginning. for more on that, here is bob. by late tomorrow night, the rain should get to the baltimore region. most of the day will be fine, windy and rainy on thursday, some spots will get four inches of rain during the day. friday the sun will come back, start drying out, cooler over the weekend, fall-like 66 and 64, more sunshine saturday and sunday. still to come on eyewitness still to come on eyewitness news, we will have more bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations.

we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob.

. well it is tuesday, it is time for the players to start thinking ahead. the thinking and the heading are here to come as we get ready for a big week. high emotions happens on the field and in the stands.

they are expected to reach that usual boiling point. they have had their share of emotions already this season. he was fined for making contact with someone and throwing a punch in the heat of the moment against cleveland. they are targeted for having a bad represent to you a station. >> -- reputation. >> you have to challenge your emotions and when that happens you don't play well. we want to use our emotions to be a positive. we have a passionate football team. let's use our emotions to help us win the game. >> here he comes, ravens steelers for the 15th year in a row. we will bring it to you sunday at 1:00. we will have coverage and analysis on the post game show. we will bring it to you here on

wjz. they are three of one unbeaten teams. he had two punt returns this was the biggest, 62 yards in a monday night win over the previously unbeaten packers. in baseball, the baltimore orioles postpone a playoff party, racing the -- facing the rays, tampa bay will clinch a playoff spot. it is up to starting pitcher ferguson, and 4-0 win last night. the rays are going with lefty david price. first pitch is in about 20 minutes and you can see it on masn 2. basketball ball, it is opening day, anthony has reported for work in denver. anthony will soon be traded

because he did not agree with a long-term contract. >> i am leaving my options open right now. at the end of the season, i will sit down with my team and sit down with the nuggets, we will discuss it and go from there. i am not too focused on that. it has been a long summer for me. with all the speculations and rumors... >> now among the team anthony could be headed to next we will know in trade reports. they mourn the death, the winner of a kentucky derby, real quiet suffered a broken neck and died at the able of 15. he was ended by a victory gallop in the belmont save. >> he was young. thank you mark, we will be

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buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you.

. tonight's primetime it travels on the ocean, this is powered entirely by the sun, it is named planet solar, special batteries allow the boat to sale for three days without sunlight. it went on an around the world cruise. >> that is phenomenal. i am dick carter, thanks for watching wjz news, don't go away, we have katie couric on

>> couric: tonight, losing ground. the dramatic impact of the recession, americans making less than a decade ago, living in homes that have fallen in value. i'm katie couric. also tonight, can president obama recapture the magic? in 2008 he inspired the young to vote in droves. can he get them back to the polls in november? and faith and knowledge in this one nation under god, many americans know surprisingly little about religion. >> we're a nation of religious illiterates. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the recession may be officially over, but it has left the confidence of americans badly shaken. and numbers just out from the government today show why. since the recession began, household incomes have fallen nearly 3% to just over $50,000. adjusting to inflation, americans e